dabear95
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Dealer, worldimpex, others, should have them.
I think the impex part number is 81897...
Jason
I think the impex part number is 81897...
Jason
Yup, works well.iamatt said:I almost started to do this tonight at midnight and decided to check on the boarad and low and behold i see this thread. Can someone clarify the 'upgraded' bolt sizes we can use so we don't have to mess with trying to compress these new bushings? I think I saw 8Mx25MM's ?Thanks! Matt
I checked out German Auto Parts for control arms and saw they have the bushings for like $6.00/each, but it is probably a good idea to snag new brackets at the same time, though they don't sell them.VATechTDI said:Any updates on where the swaybar bushing brackets can be found? I need to order them today so I get them by this weekend, and worldimpex.com is down (and the brackets are something like $13 apiece there which seems a bit outrageous). I wish tdiparts.com carried them.
EDIT: nevermind, impex started working again.
My fault. I let my subscription to Fototime lapse. I just renewed it for another year at a cost of $24, so all the pictures are back now.katzw said:oops... i went and read another 3 pages, and it seems my squeaking could be the bushing... any chance on getting the pictures back for the installation? They're all broken on my end (they say i need to subscribe to their site??)
Thanks! =)
I think this will be an ongoing problem. I seem to recall our dealer re-welding that before the car came off warranty. I'm going to check the exhaust pipe when i replace the bushings.VATechTDI said:So I guess the moral of the story is, if you are getting the thunking check for rusted out exhaust pipe brackets before you replace your sway bar bushings. But if you're really high miles you probably will need those bushings done anyway.
When the weather warms up, you might get that squeak back. Mine creeped in late last summer for the first time but went away all fall/winter. Now that the temps are rising again, the squeak is creeping back in. I'll be ordering some bushings tonight. I was going to go with the Energy Suspension kit but your comment is driving me back to OEM.davidlp said:I went with the polyurethane replacements, which didn't even last as long as factory before lots of squeaking set in. I got annoyed at the prospect of replacing them again so took a grease gun with lithium grease and a needle nose injector and jammed it in the crack of the bushing and quirted a little in each. It's been months now, no squeaks.
Well, it's actually possible to leave the shocks attached and only lower the front cross-beam... supported... Of course, then you have to fight with the bushings to get them out...Wingnut said:The rear bushings are MUCH harder to change. Not a DIY for an average wrencher. The whoe rear trailing axle needs to be removed from the vehicle.
Nope. Take a 22 mm wrench and try to slide over the sway bar. If it goes on easily, 21mm, if not........keggo said:So... any way to tell from your vin sticker if you have a 21mm or a 23mm?